Facebook must disclose app records for Massachusetts probe, judge rules

By Jonathan Stempel on Jan 20, 2020 12:51PM

Facebook must disclose app records for Massachusetts probe, judge rules

Claims thousands of apps may have misused customer data.

Facebook Inc has been ordered by a Massachusetts judge to turn over material to the state's attorney general about thousands of apps that the social media company suspected may have misused customer data. In a decision made public on Friday, Massachusetts Superior Court Justice Brian Davis said ...

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